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Places to see in ( Cranleigh - UK )

Places to see in ( Cranleigh - UK )

Cranleigh is a large village and civil parish, self-proclaimed the largest in England, almost 8 miles southeast of Guildford in Surrey. It lies east of the A281, which links Guildford with Horsham, on an alternative route that is not an A-road. It is in the north-west corner of the Weald (a large remnant forest) and immediately south-east of Winterfold Forest, a remaining area of forest on the Greensand Ridge.

Situated partly on the Greensand Ridge, where it rises to 700 feet (210 m) at Winterfold Hill, but mainly on the clay and sandstone Lower Weald, Cranleigh has little of prehistoric or Roman interest, whereas just across the east border Wykehurst and Rapley Farms have a Roman buildings and Roman Tile Kilns — in the parish of Ewhurst. A spur of the Roman road between London and Chichester runs north west to Guildford past nearby Farley Heath in Farley Green, a temple site. Cranleigh was not mentioned in the Domesday Book, at that time being part of the manor of Shere.

Cranleigh village is 7.7 miles (12.4 km) southeast of the county town of Surrey, Guildford, and 6.2 miles (10.0 km) ESE of Godalming, which is the administrative centre of the borough of Waverley. In the centre of the civil parish are the greatest number of buildings, fanning out in many side roads and situated on the high street itself. Cranleigh Waters also known as the Cranleigh Water drains the village, before flowing to Shalford where it joins the River Wey, specifically in the small, formerly marsh-like locality of Peasmarsh, which still has water meadows lining the bank itself. Winterfold Forest, a remaining higher part of the forest that occupies the northeast is on the Greensand Ridge, which can be explored using in places roads or by the long distance path, the Greensand Way.

Rowly is a neighbourhood 0.8 miles (1.3 km) NNW of the edge of the contiguous suburban part of Cranleigh that architecturally contains three Grade II listed buildings. Three surrounding farms have listed farmhouses, and one of these has a listed granary. Rowly is separated from Cranleigh by Manfield Park and Hollyhocks House.

Baynards to the south is separated by a green buffer including the lake, Vachery Pond. It consists of fewer than 20 buildings. Reached by Knowle Lane, a rural road leading off of the high street, which is dotted with houses, the settlement lies east of that lane along another lane, Baynards Road. No other neighbourhoods or localities of importance exist in the civil parish as a whole.

Cranleigh railway station was opened in 1865 as Cranley as part of the Cranleigh Line, its name was changed in 1867 to Cranleigh at the request of the Postmaster General as badly addressed letters to Cranley were often mistaken for Crawley and vice versa. Cranleigh was the busiest station on the line with regular commuter traffic to and from London via Guildford. Cranleigh had a substantial goods yard equipped with a large loading gantry. Inward freight consisted mainly of coal which was required, in particular, by the local gasworks, whilst goods outward were mainly timber.

Cranleigh is located at the junction of two B roads to the east of the A281 Guildford to Horsham road. The village is on a number of bus routes, serving among others Guildford, Horsham, Godalming and Ewhurst. The main operator is Arriva Guildford & West Surrey, which has a depot in Cranleigh. The Wey and Arun Canal is gradually being restored.

A square near the centre of the village on the High Street, which is the main road running through Cranleigh. Stocklund Square was constructed following the closing of the railway line in 1965, and the removal of the railway station. Winterfold House, north-east of the village along Barhatch Lane, was built in 1886 for Richard Webster QC, afterwards Viscount Alverstone. He became Lord Chief Justice in 1900 and died in 1915. A bench in the woodland above the house is known as 'Lord Justice Seat'.

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Godalming Packet Boat Godalming Surrey

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34052 Lord Dowding on the British Pullman - 4K

On the 28th of April 2017 Clan Line was supposed to be back working trains again and due to on going works this was not the case, however Icons of Steam came to the assistance to run the Belmond British Pullman with 34046 'Braunton' running as 34052 'Lord Dowding'.

In this video we see the SR light pacific after the water stop at salford climbing the 1 in 100 raising gradient passing Watercress Foot Crossing on it's way back to London Victoria.

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35028 Clan Line storms up Honiton Bank with The Atlantic Coast Express - 23/09/2017

The ”North Cornwall & Bude Express” ran from 1907, until, as part of a publicity drive by Southern Railways, the 11 o’clock from Waterloo to the West Country was named the “Atlantic Coast Express” in July 1926. The “Atlantic Coast Express’ very soon became affectionately known to many travellers and enthusiasts as the “ACE”, the shortened version of its full title. Over its long history the Atlantic Coast Express was made up of many combinations of carriage and length of train in order to accommodate the seasonal change in passenger requirements and its multiple West Country destinations. Once in the West Country, the train was split at Exeter, Okehampton and Halwill Junction to cover its final destinations of Padstow, Bude, Ilfracombe and Plymouth.

The Last Atlantic Coast Express left Padstow on the 5th September 1964, this famous train that had for so long linked London with the invigorating holiday environment of North Cornwall’s Atlantic Coast ceased to exist. Lines south of Okehampton were closed some two years later and the era of steam and rail travel in much of rural Devon and Cornwall came to an end.

Merchant Navy Pacific 35028 ‘Clan Line’ was to haul ‘The Atlantic Coast Express’ ran by UK Railtours from London Victoria to Exeter via Staines, Salisbury and Honiton on the outward leg and returning via The Berks and Hants Line. I managed to film three shots on the outward leg with a morning shot at Grateley going like the clappers, then I went on the outskirts of Tisbury to see the engine going along nicely towards Yeovil and then the grand finale as Clan Line tackles the long 1 in 80 climb up to Honiton Tunnel in some style with sunshine and brilliant exhaust basking on the engine.

The reason behind the wreath on the front of the locomotive as well as the ‘Atlantic Coast Express’ headboard was in honour of the late great wildlife artist, conservationist and steam enthusiast David Shepherd who sadly passed away on Tuesday. He was famous for his paintings of wildlife animals and steam locomotives, but for railway preservation he’s most famous for buying engines like 92203 named ‘Black Prince and BR Standard 4MT 75029 named as ‘The Green Knight’. Also, he helped to reinstate the East Somerset Railway as a heritage railway and also he was the president of the MNLPS (Merchant Navy Locomotive Preservation Society) which was formed to maintain and run (yep you guessed it) ‘Clan Line’. He’ll be very sadly missed and huge condolences go to his family and friends.

R.I.P. ‘David Shepherd’ - 25th April 1931 - 19th September 2017

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